Staff Collective
BRYN HOUGHTON
Sustainability Director
bryn@stonewallyouth.org
Bryn is an activist and community organizer who has organized with many social justice organizations over the last 25 years, including Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights, the Thurston County Tenants Union, and the Coalition for Low Income Power. Bryn was the founder of Laughing Crow Productions (a social justice arts organization) and served as the Artistic Director for 5 years. Prior to working at Stonewall, Bryn served for 12 years as the Chief of Staff for Washington State Senator Adam Kline, the Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. They are the co-editor, in collaboration with the Belize Rural Women’s Association, of Rising Up: Life Stories of Belizean Women (1993, Sister Vision Press). Bryn enjoys playing the accordion, making mosaics, walking in big cities and deep forests, reading, writing, playing with dogs and humans, and creating revolution.
EDEN LUNA
Events Director
eden@stonewallyouth.org
Eden is a nonbinary chicana queer who strives to continuously learn how to support & uplift their community! They started working at Stonewall Youth in the midst of the pandemic and have been so proud to watch our programs grow and blossom into something new. Their job mostly consists of spearheading events- from brainstorming concepts & organizing decor teams to tabling outreach events & spreading information about the organization. In their time outside of work, Eden is studying Equine-Assisted Counseling, with a goal to provide affordable & accessible care for bipoc queer youth. They also enjoy going on adventures with their friends, cuddling their sweet kitties & dancing.
NIÑA POLIQUIT
Collective Well-Being Director
neen@stonewallyouth.org
Niña is a non-binary, Filipinx queer who is fresh out of college, graduating with a B.A. in Sociology and minor studies in Education and Social Justice. With Black and Indigenous liberation as their pure motivators in life, Niña holds a sense of community dear to her heart, as mutual aid is all we have and all we need. From her experience with past collectives working towards a “no daddies, no masters” future, they understand their privileges within their own communities and strive to be more in-tune with the Olympia community as their work at Stonewall Youth continues!
You’ll usually find them browsing the aisles of any thrift store or catching up on her latest read. Aside from these activities, Niña enjoys picnics in the park, getting spontaneous tattoos, and chillin’ at home with her two fur babies.
COMING SOON!!! Bios of the rest of our staff collective members